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Joleee@lemmy.worldM to science@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

A small male mouse-sized marsupials (the antechinus) give up sleep for sex during mating season, then die after intense mating season, study finds

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A small male mouse-sized marsupials (the antechinus) give up sleep for sex during mating season, then die after intense mating season, study finds

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Joleee@lemmy.worldM to science@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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The Curious Case of Sleepless Marsupials: Love Over Slumber | Everything Science | NewsBreak Original
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Picture a world where the need for love is so strong that it beats the need to sleep. It sounds like the plot of a dramatic love story, doesn't it? The strange thing is that this isn't just a story; it's a harsh reality for some of our fuzzy friends down under.
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    Tiny opossums that fuck themselves to death? I know what I want to play in my next life!

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    Living the dream

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    The ultimate deadbeat dad.

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    So, literally death by snusnu

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    if anyone’s interested it’s pronounced ‘anti kine ness’ when i was a kid i thought they were called anti kindness and figured they must be really mean. They used to jump on my head while i slept but never bite me like the rats did.

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      An-TEE or an-TIE

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        an tee

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    Mammal salmon

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    So like gamers, but for mating instead of a gaming session.

    … probably skill issue tbh.

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